IOS

IOS is the operating system that runs on the Starlet coprocessor inside the Hollywood package. It provides the services that are used by Wii code to access most of the system devices.

IPC

Communication with IOS from PPC code is done using an IPC mechanism. There are 7 calls that can be made using this system:

1. open
2. close
3. read
4. write
5. seek
6. ioctl
7. ioctlv

Here is a sample implementation, not guaranteed to work: ipc.c

{ segher's shit -- please edit }

ipc struct size = 40, aligned to 20

00:     cmd     // 1=open 2=close 3=read 4=write 5=seek 6=ioctl 7=ioctlv
04:     ret
08:     fd
0c:     arg[5]
20:     async1
24:     async2
28:     0

open:   fd = 0
        arg0, arg1: name, mode (1=read 2=write)

close:  fd

read:   fd
        arg0, arg1: addr, len

write:  fd
        arg0, arg1: addr, len

seek:   fd
        arg0, arg1: where, whence

ioctl:  fd
        arg0: ioctl #
        arg1, arg2: addr, len
        arg3, arg4: addr, len

ioctlv: fd
        arg0: ioctl #
        arg1: # in
        arg2: # out
        arg3: pointer to # in plus # out pairs of (addr, len)

fd is a pointer to uncached memory where the string describing the device or file to be manipulated is stored.

no, fd is just some random "cookie" you get back from ios on "open", and
that you should pass back to all other calls  --segher

Most non-trivial operations are performed by opening one of the below resources, then calling ioctl or ioctlv on it.

The Starlet kernel hands these calls over to the individual drivers / processes within the Starlet. The processes register themselves to handle requests by creating one or more queues and assigning them to handle requests from a particular /dev device.

/dev tree

Known resources in the /dev tree:

• /dev/aes
• /dev/boot2
• /dev/di
• /dev/es
• /dev/flash
• /dev/fs
• /dev/listen
• /dev/net/ip/bottom
• /dev/net/ip/top - TCP/IP Socket operations
• /dev/net/kd/request
• /dev/net/kd/time
• /dev/net/ncd/manage
• /dev/net/ssl
• /dev/net/usbeth/top
• /dev/net/wd/command
• /dev/net/wd/top
• /dev/printserver
• /dev/sdio
• /dev/sdio/slot0
• /dev/sdio/slot1
• /dev/sha
• /dev/stm/eventhook
• /dev/stm/immediate
• /dev/usb
• /dev/usb/ehc
• /dev/usb/kbd
• /dev/usb/oh0
• /dev/usb/oh1
• /dev/wl0